Research Catalog

Title

• IELTS collected papers 2 : research in reading and listening assessment / edited by Lynda Taylor and Cyril J Weir.

Publication

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.

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Additional Authors

• Taylor, Lynda B.
• Weir, Cyril J.

Description

xiv, 586 p. : ill.; 23 cm.

Series Statement

• Studies in language testing ; 34

Uniform Title

Studies in language testing 34.

Alternative Title

• IELTS collected papers two
• International English Language Testing System collected papers 2

Subject

• English language > Ability testing
• Language Tests
• Language and languages > Ability testing

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction / Lynda Taylor and Cyril J Weir -- The relationship between the academic reading construct as measured by IELTS and the reading experiences of students in the first year of study at a British university / Cyril Weir, Roger Hawkey, Anthony Green, Aylin Unaldi and Sarojani Devi -- Construct validity in the IELTS academic reading test : a comparison of reading requirements in IELTS test items and in university study / Tim Moore, Janne Morton and Steve Price -- The cognitive processes underlying the academic construct as measured by IELTS / Cyril Weir, Roger Hawkey, Anthony Green and Sarojani Devi -- An empircal investigation of the process of writing academic reading test items for the International English Language Testing System / Anthony Green and Roger Hawkey -- The impact of the funded research studies on the IELTS academic reading test / Lynda Taylor -- The cognitive validity of the lecture-based question in the IELTS listening paper / John Field -- The use of tactics and strategies by Chinese students in the listening component of IELTS / Richard Badger and Xiaobiao Yan -- Predictive validity of the IELTS listening test as an indicator of student coping ability in English-medium undergraduate courses in Spain / Ruth Breeze and Paul Miller -- The relationship between test takers' listening proficiency and their performance on the IELTS speaking test / Fumiyo Nakatsuhara -- Impact of the joint-funded research studies on the IELTS listening test / Lynda Taylor.

ISBN

• 9781107602649 (pbk.)
• 1107602645 (pbk.)
• 9780521542487
• 0521542480

LCCN

^^2011046099

OCLC

758397357

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library